Lithgow City Council

Resident workers - Occupations of employment

There are more resident workers (All industries) Technicians and Trades Workers in Lithgow City Council than any other occupation.

Occupations are a key component in evaluating the knowledge, experience and skill-levels that industry can draw upon locally. It should be viewed with other indicators, such as Age structure, Qualifications, and Income for a comprehensive analysis of Lithgow City Council 's local resident workers.

When comparing the occupations of local resident workers with local workers, Occupation data indicates whether an economy draws on the skills offered by its own residents or relies on a different set of skills imported from elsewhere in the region.

Data source

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) – Census 2016 and 2021 – by usual residence

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Resident workers occupations
Lithgow City Council 20212016Change
Occupations (Click rows to view sub-categories)Number%. New South WalesNumber%. New South Wales2016 - 2021
Managers93511.314.67389.513.5+197
Professionals1,11213.425.895412.223.6+158
Technicians and Trades Workers1,37716.611.91,35817.412.7+19
Community and Personal Service Workers1,16114.010.61,00312.910.4+158
Clerical and Administrative Workers1,06812.913.01,03513.313.8+33
Sales Workers6297.68.06588.49.2-29
Machinery Operators And Drivers93611.36.097212.56.1-36
Labourers94511.48.294012.18.8+5
Inadequately described or not stated1411.71.91411.81.8--
Total Persons8,304100.0100.07,799100.0100.0+505

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions)

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Dominant groups

An analysis of the jobs held by the resident workers in Lithgow City Council in 2021shows the three most popular occupations were:

  • Technicians and Trades Workers (1,377 people or 16.6%)
  • Community and Personal Service Workers (1,161 people or 14.0%)
  • Professionals (1,112 people or 13.4%)

In combination these three occupations accounted for 3,650 people in total or 44.0% of the resident workers (All industries).

In comparison, New South Wales employed 11.9% in Technicians and Trades Workers; 10.6% in Community and Personal Service Workers and 25.8% in Professionals.

The major differences between the jobs held by the resident workers (All industries) of Lithgow City Council and New South Wales were:

  • A smaller percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Professionals (13.4% compared to 25.8%)
  • A larger percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Machinery Operators And Drivers (11.3% compared to 6.0%)
  • A larger percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Technicians and Trades Workers (16.6% compared to 11.9%)
  • A larger percentage of resident workers (All industries) employed as Community and Personal Service Workers (14.0% compared to 10.6%)

Emerging groups

The number of resident workers (All industries) in Lithgow City Council increased by 505 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest change in the occupations of the resident workers between 2016 and 2021 in Lithgow City Council were those employed as:

  • Managers (+197 persons)
  • Professionals (+158 persons)
  • Community and Personal Service Workers (+158 persons)
  • Machinery Operators And Drivers (-36 persons)

Lithgow City Council

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